Nearly 40 American Gas Association (AGA) companies are participating in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program, through which the companies commit to tracking and reducing their factories' greenhouse gas emissions. Read More »

The Department of Defense recently announced several contracts awarded among the armed forces. Read More »

The American Gas Association (AGA) is working in D.C. to ensure reauthorization of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through 2019. Read More »

The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) recently voiced its concerns on defects they found in the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) suggested standards for a draft gas utility process. Read More »

ExxonMobil Corp. recently said it produced 1 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2015, replacing 67 percent of production and effecting a 219 percent replacement ratio for crude oil and other products. Read More »

The Defense Department recently announced several new contracts awarded among branches and agencies of the armed forces. Read More »

The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on Thursday to discuss reauthorization of the Department of Transportation's (USDOT) safety requirements for pipelines. Read More »

Boeing has received its latest U.S. Navy order for 20 P-8A Poseidon aircraft in a $2.5 billion contract, with four of the jets going to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Read More »

Boeing recently announced the completion of team-led testing, working in conjunction with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, which involved confirming key design improvements to the nation's “homeland defense architecture.” Read More »

John Brieden III, former American Legion commander and county judge in Texas, recently wrote an op-ed making the case for the Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act, which could face a U.S. House vote this week. Read More »

Fluor Corporation, the Texas-based construction and engineering firm, has been subcontracted by Westinghouse Electric Co. for workforce-management services on two nuclear power plant projects involving four Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power generators in Georgia and South Carolina. Read More »

The Department of Defense recently announced the awarding of several government contracts. Read More »

The Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations (TCVO) is among several veterans groups reaching out to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, calling on them to support the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act. Read More »

The Air Force, Army, Navy and Defense Logistics Agency announced its latest series of military contracts on Thursday. Read More »

The Supreme Court of Gibraltar awarded Chevron $28 million in damages for a fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment. The default judgment against Gibraltar-based Amazonia Recovery Ltd. was awarded when Amazonia failed to participate in the proceedings. Read More »

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee's Energy Subcommittee held a hearing late last week on the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act. Read More »

A third test of a B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb took place recently at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the U.S. Air Force and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which conducted this test, said in a statement. Read More »

Galenfeha, Inc., a Texas-based design and engineering firm, will be providing the U.S. military with the company's cutting-edge energy storage systems. Galenfeha specializes in advanced energy storage technologies, which are essentially very high-tech batteries. The company manufactures microprocessor-controlled battery systems to power high precision automated systems. Read More »

President Barack Obama officially rejected the Keystone XL pipeline proposal Friday, putting an end to the seven-year review process that has come to represent executive inaction on major climate change issues. Environmentalists applauded the decision while energy industry officials said the decision would curtail job growth and hurt relations with Canada. Read More »

After the Pentagon has awarded Northrop Grumman the long-awaited $21.4-billion contract to develop and build the Air Force’s new stealth bomber, competitors Boeing and Lockheed Martin have jointly filed a protest, citing concerns over the cost evaluation portion in the bidding process that didn’t recognize the two companies’ pledge to break the cycle of skyrocketing defense acquisition costs. Read More »